State police say a Litchfield woman turned herself in Saturday to face charges in connection to a fatal three-car crash more than a year ago. Lea Petzold, 41, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle and following too closely.

James Pont was found guilty in a 2021 crash in Stonington that killed Ryan Poland, 39, of North Providence, Rhode Island, officials said.

A Rhode Island man has been found guilty of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle for a fatal car crash in Stonington in 2021.

In the aftermath of a fatal crash in Stonington in January 2021, James Pont, 63, of Ashaway, R.I., was found guilty of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle by a Superior Court jury in Connecticut on Tuesday.

A Rhode island man was found guilty of causing a 2021 fatal car accident, on Friday according to the state’s attorney. James Pont, 63, of Ashaway, Rhode Island was found guilty of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.